- tender; affectionate; tenderness
- the least bit
- emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons
- daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]
- cruel; harsh; merciless
- to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
- condition; state; state of affairs
- to be present; to be on the scene
- to match; to suit; mutually compatible
- form of address for a (slightly) older man (esp. among males)
- self-respect; self-esteem; ego
- steel
- soft; flexible; supple; yielding; rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
- 哄 hōng: 哄 hong1: roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)哄 hǒng: 哄 hong3: to deceive; to coax; to amuse (a child)哄 hòng: 哄 hong4: tumult; uproar; commotion; disturbance
- nobleman; person of noble character
- to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
- accident; CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4]
- to miss (train, opportunity etc)
- 饮 yìn: 饮 yin4: to give (animals) water to drink饮 yǐn: 饮 yin3: to drink
- deer
- to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson; CL:番[fan1],頓|顿[dun4]
- bitter; painful; deeply distressed
- to provide food for thought (idiom); thought-provoking
- 忽 Hū: 忽 Hu1: surname Hu忽 hū: 忽 hu1: to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly
- 唯 wéi: 唯 wei2: only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)唯 wěi: 唯 wei3: yes
- 露 Lù: 露 Lu4: surname Lu露 lòu: 露 lou4: to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose露 lù: 露 lu4: dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
- to stretch; to extend
- secrets; private business; privacy
- sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint
- riffraff; scum; lowlife; despicable; inferior
- to eavesdrop; to wiretap
- to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out
- to be left speechless; unable to respond
- lesson plan; teaching plan; a "missionary case" (a dispute over Christian missionaries during the late Qing)
- to laugh involuntarily; Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]
- Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
- grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance
- comic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk
- Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars); (used sarcastically) pedant
- to work extra hours; to do overtime
- sense of humor
- to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone
- lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
- to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce